Designer:

E. McKnight Kauffer, American, 1890–1954  Search this

Client:

London Passenger Transport Board, London, England  Search this

Printer:

The Curwen Press, London, England  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph on paper, mounted on board

Dimensions:

100 × 62.5 cm (39 3/8 × 24 5/8 in.)

Type:

graphic design

Poster

Object Name:

Poster

Made in:

London, England, United Kingdom

Place depicted:

London, England, United Kingdom

Date:

1939

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Poster design (this version, a final proof before printing) for the London Underground, advertising the Natural History Museum which can be reached by the railway. Poster features a number of different objects: a pear, a butterfly, fish, shells, and coral. Text in white, blue and black: VISIT YOUR MUSEUMS / NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM / WEEKDAYS 10 TO 6 / SUNDAYS 2.30 TO 6 / ADMISSION FREE / [London Underground logo] STATION-SOUTH KENSINGTON.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer

Accession Number:

1963-39-100

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a51e10a0-b715-4a7f-a083-be758040e708

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1963-39-100